Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#742105March 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
FIREMAN CONTACTED DETERMINED TO BE AN ALECTRICAL SHORT CAUSE FIRE TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. (AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882432March 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO SEPARATION OF LEFT FRONT HUB.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882514March 8, 2001
TRAILER HITCHES
CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT GROUP AT A TRADE SHOW THAT FOUND TRAILER HITCH WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560211March 6, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
3 FUEL INJECTORS FAILED (#1, #7 AND #8). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742034March 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TOWING A TRAILER AT 55MPH, BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE REAREND AND OIL BLEW OUT ALL OVER THE BACK OF MY CAR AND THE TRAILER. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF FOUR OCCURRENCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741940March 5, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE FAILURE RESULTED FROM TREAD SEPARATING IN ITS ENTIRETY FROM THE TIRE CARCASS. THIS WAS PRECEEDED BY A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY VIBRATION, FOLLOWED BY LOUD BANGING NOISES FROM THE FLAILING TREAD, AND FINALLY, WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED, DEFLATOIN OF THE TIRE CARCASS. THERE ARE NO PUNTURE OR DAMAGE EVIDENT, AND THE REMAINS HAVE BEEN CHECKED BY BOTH A MICHELIN TIRE DEALER AND THE CHEVROLET (SELLING) DEALER. THERE IS NO HISTORY OF DAMAGE TO THIS OR ANY OF THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. INFLATION PRESSURES WERE USED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURERS RANGE OF PRESSURES, AND WERE SET AT 50PSI FRONT AND 60PSI REAR. THE SPEED AT WHICH THE DESTRUCTIVE DELAMINATION OCCURRED WAS APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES F AND CLEAR. TRAVEL WAS ON INTERSTATE 10. *AK (DOT NUMBER: V611B1A108 TIRESIZE: 2.45/75/16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741964March 5, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
STRONG FUEL SMELL DETECTED, FUEL INJECTOR AND REGULATOR LEAKING LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON TOP OF ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882159March 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPLYING BRAKE ON A ROUGH SURFACE CAUSES BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER ,AND UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741882March 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUED BRAKE SHUTTER AND UNEVEN BRAKING. UNEVEN ROTOR WEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741905March 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE EXCESSIVE AND UNEVEN WEAR. DRIVER SIDE WEARING MUCH FASTER THAN PASSENGER SIDE. HAVE REBUILT FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WITH NO IMPROVEMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881915March 2, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY WENT OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881970March 2, 2001
STEERING
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE TRAVELED OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO STEERING SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881833March 1, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL FAIL TO OPERATE ON A RANDOM BASIS. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT IS TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT FIND A MALFUNCTION. PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE DEALER IS IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881800February 28, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY WHEN TURNED ON. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL # 98V150001 ISSUED BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741653February 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY LEAKAGE; HAD TO CUT OUT CABLES, CORRODED THROUGH AIRCONDITIONING LINE. SEE EA00-013.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881384February 26, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING RAIN. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK WIPER MOTOR WORKS SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES WON'T TURN OFF, IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BEFORE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741261February 21, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING AT ALMOST ANY SPEED STEERING SLIPS AND JERKS TO RIGHT OR LEFT. THE TIRES DON'T MOVE WITH THE SLIP. IT STARTED OUT AS JUST A RIGHT SHIFT, AND NOW IT IS JERKING BOTH TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741219February 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY ACID LEAKED FROM THE BATTERY AND RAN DOWN THE NEGATIVE CABLE AND CAUSED THE STEEL LINE TO RUPTURE. THE BRAKES WENT THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AS I BACKED OUT OF THE CARPORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741014February 16, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
THE METAL SEAT FRAME HAS FAILED AT THE LEFT FRONT CORNER AND SEPARATED FROM THE POWER SEAT TRACK. INITIALLY THE SEAT APPEARED TO BE SLIGHTLY LOOSE, BUT THE INSTABILITY OF THE SEAT HAS INCREASED. NOT ONLY IS IT UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THE IF I WERE INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE SEAT FRAME WOULD FAIL AT OTHER POINTS AND POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY. I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND AM 6'1" AND WEIGH 185 LBS. MY WIFE OCCASIONALLY DRIVES THE VEHICLE BUT SHE WEIGHS LESS THAN I DO. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I CANNOT ENVISION WHY THE METAL SEAT FRAME WOULD FAIL ABSENT A DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740962February 15, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, TIRES
ELECTRICAL- POWER WINDOWS INOPERABLE FOR THE FIRST 8 MONTHS THAT WE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, INVOLVED 5 TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. BODY DESIGN? PROBLEM - TIRES DID NOT CLEAR VEHICLE BODY WITHOUT RUBBING, CAUSING IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE TIRES. TO THE EXTENT THAT THE DEALER KEEPS RECOMMENDING US TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES WHEN EVER THEY SERVICE OUR VEHICLE. BRAKES - POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS A KINK IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM SUPPLY HOSE. I NEED TO SUGGEST TO DEALER THAT THEY CONSIDER THIS FOR A PROBLEM THAT WERE HAVING WITH A NOISE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN YOU PRESS AND RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER RECOMMENDS THAT WE BUY 4 NEW TIRES, THE PROBLEM WITH THAT DIAGNOSES IS THAT WE ALSO HEAR THE NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS NOT MOVING! I WONDER IF THEY READ THEIR TSB'S*AK (TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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